North Carolina has been promised 12 factories since 2017. 3 are producing.

1. Project · largest announced capital first
   20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030today
   Status · as of Sep 2026

2. Wolfspeed John Palmour Manufacturing Center (Siler City)

   Semiconductors · NC · screened

   $5.0B · 1,800 jobs · announced Sep 2022 · no promised date · first output 2025 (first half)

   sources · promise commerce.nc.gov · status s29.q4cdn.com

   Producingno promised date on record

3. JetZero Z4 Greensboro Assembly Campus (Piedmont Triad International Airport)

   Aerospace and Defense · NC · screened

   $4.7B · 14,560 jobs · announced Jun 2025 · promised 2031 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise commerce.nc.gov · status aviationweek.com

   Not yet producingdue in 4y 10m

4. Novo Nordisk Clayton Second Fill/Finish Facility

   Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

   $4.1B · 1,000 jobs · announced Jun 2024 · promised 2029 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise edpnc.com · status pharmaceutical-technology.com

   Not yet producingdue in 2y 10m

5. VinFast EV Assembly Plant (Triangle Innovation Point, Chatham County)

   Auto Assembly · NC · screened

   $4.0B · 7,500 jobs · announced Mar 2022 · promised 2024-07 · first output: never, as promised

   sources · promise governor.nc.gov · status ncnewsline.com

   ×
   Renegotiatedoriginal promise not kept

6. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Holly Springs

   Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

   $2.0B · 725 jobs · announced Mar 2021 · promised 2025 (first half) · first output: not yet

   sources · promise prnewswire.com · status contractpharma.com

   Producingfirst-output date unconfirmed

7. Johnson & Johnson Biologics Manufacturing Campus, Wilson County NC

   Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

   $2.0B · 420 jobs · announced Oct 2024 · no promised date · first output: not yet

   sources · promise jnj.com · status governor.nc.gov

   Not yet producingno promised date on record

8. Natron Energy Sodium-Ion Battery Gigafactory (Kingsboro Megasite, Edgecombe County)

   Battery · NC · screened

   $1.4B · 1,000 jobs · announced Aug 2024 · no promised date · first output: never, as promised

   sources · promise businesswire.com · status wral.com

   ×
   Cancelledoriginal promise not kept

9. AbbVie Durham Manufacturing Campus

   Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

   $1.4B · 734 jobs · announced Apr 2026 · promised 2028 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise news.abbvie.com · status commerce.nc.gov

   Not yet producingdue in 1y 10m

10. Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC)

    Battery · NC · screened

    $1.3B · 1,750 jobs · announced Dec 2021 · promised 2025-04 · first output: not yet

    sources · promise governor.nc.gov · status utilitydive.com

    Not yet producing1y 5m past promise

11. Eli Lilly Parenteral Products and Device Facility, Concord

    Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

    $1.0B · 600 jobs · announced Jan 2022 · no promised date · first output 2024 (second half)

    sources · promise prnewswire.com · status pharmaceutical-technology.com

    Producingno promised date on record

12. Amgen Holly Springs Second Drug Substance Facility

    Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

    $1.0B · 370 jobs · announced Dec 2024 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise amgen.com · status carolinajournal.com

    Not yet producingno promised date on record

13. Merck Durham Vaccine Bulk-Substance Facility

    Pharmaceuticals · NC · screened

    $1.0B · jobs unconfirmed · announced Mar 2025 · no promised date · first output: never, as promised

    sources · promise merck.com · status spectrumlocalnews.com

    ×
    Renegotiatedoriginal promise not kept

Dates follow the announcement's own precision: a year with no month is drawn at mid-year, a quarter at its middle month. Checked V1 means each figure was confirmed against one public source; V2 means two independent sources. Corrections after publication are logged with a reason.

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